Viola Davis
1965-08-11THE BIOGRAPHY
Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century (2020). Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2025. A graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions.
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Doubt: Stage to Screen
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Solaris
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Operation Othello
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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World Trade Center
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Far from Heaven
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
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Law Abiding Citizen
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Stone Cold
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Jesse Stone: Night Passage
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Disturbia
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The Pentagon Wars
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Nights in Rodanthe
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Doubt
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Madea Goes to Jail
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Knight and Day
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Eat Pray Love
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Trust
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State of Play
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The Shrink Is In
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Ender's Game
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The Help
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Two Butterflies
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Won't Back Down
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On Broadway
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Love, Marilyn
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Amy & Isabelle
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Beautiful Creatures
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Prisoners
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Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
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Blackhat
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The Substance of Fire
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Air
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Get on Up
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
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Black Adam
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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Kung Fu Panda 4
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Suicide Squad
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Lila & Eve
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G20
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The Architect
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Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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Giving Voice
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Ocean's Eleven
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Touch of Evil
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Jesse Stone: Sea Change
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Custody
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Fences
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Kate & Leopold
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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
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Out of Sight
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Antwone Fisher
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Traffic
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Syriana
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Widows
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Troop Zero
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Beyond All Boundaries
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
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The Suicide Squad
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Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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The Unforgivable
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
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A Touch of Sugar
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The Woman King
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Grace & Glorie
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